1st Edition

Shareholder Activism in China and Beyond Legal Foundations, Regulatory Frameworks, and Comparative Perspectives

By Yaqi Ding Copyright 2027
228 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Combining legal analysis, comparative methodologies, and original empirical research, this book provides a detailed examination of institutional shareholder activism in China and its wider global implications.   It traces the evolution of shareholder activism in China, from the emergence of modern institutional investors in the early 2000s, through to the 2023 revision of China’s Company Law.... Read more

1: Theoretical Foundations: From Shareholder Primacy to Institutional Stewardship  2: China’s Dual Governance: Ownership Concentration, State Influence, and Party Embeddedness  3: Legal and Regulatory Architecture for Shareholder Activism in China  4: The Evolving Regulatory Landscape – Stewardship Codes, Disclosure Duties, and Enforcement  5: Global Trends and Practices of Institutional Shareholder Activism  6: The Institutional Investor Ecosystem in China: Typologies, Incentives, and Constraints  7: Institutional Shareholder Activism in China: Dataset, Typology, and Governance Implications  8: Conclusion: Shareholder Activism in China and Beyond

Biography

Yaqi Ding (PhD in Law) is a lecturer at the School of Judicial Science, China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). Her main research interests lie in commercial law, particularly company law and securities law. She is a recipient of CUPL’s Young Top Talent award and also serves as a research fellow at the International Banking Law and Practice Research Center. She has published a number of papers in leading Chinese and international journals and has led or participated in projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the UK Ministry of Justice, the European Union, and others.